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1717953

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	County Courts: Judgements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that county court judgments (CCJs) against rogue traders are enforced; and what enforcement steps can be taken if such a CCJ cannot be delivered.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	26179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of having effective routes available to enforce judgment debts. The civil courts offer different enforcement methods that a judgment creditor may apply for to recover money that a court has ordered is owed. These include warrants or writs of control, attachment of earnings, third party debt orders, and charging orders. These processes are individually designed to address different financial circumstances, and collectively aim to make it as difficult as possible for judgment debtors to avoid their responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>Despite the many methods of enforcement available, the courts cannot guarantee to obtain the payment of civil debt, particularly where a debtor goes to great lengths to evade payment or simply does not have the means to pay.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/05/2024 14:01:05 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1656779

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation by the Prison Service Pay Review Body to offer different paid contracts for Prison Officers on Fair and Sustainable rates and closed rates; and what steps he is taking to address disparities between the two pay structures.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	196505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>In 2012, HMPPS introduced of a new common pay and grading structure called Fair &amp; Sustainable (F&amp;S) that applied to all new staff who joined the service after 1 April 2012 and existing staff who would benefit from opting into the modernised pay structures. This was a Workforce Policy decision and therefore not determined by the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB). There are, however, still a group of staff employed pre-2012 who remain on legacy “closed” grade pay structures. The reason for this is that they would not benefit financially from “opting in” to F&amp;S so they have been allowed to remain on legacy terms. This year, because of the Prison Service Pay Review Body recommendations, the majority of closed grade staff will financially benefit from opting into the Fair &amp; Sustainable pay structures and we will encourage them to do so.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2023 17:04:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1607748

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to support parents who do not live with their children to maintain contact where that contact is hindered by the resident parent or guardian.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	174368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the difficulties that parents can face in continuing a relationship with their child following parental separation or divorce.</p><p> </p><p>Under the current legal framework, a parent can apply for a child arrangements order for the child to live with or spend time with them. The welfare of the child is paramount in any decision regarding child arrangements, including decisions about the nature and extent of parental involvement.</p><p>We are committed to supporting families to resolve private family law matters outside of court where appropriate to ensure that matters are resolved earlier, before conflict becomes entrenched.</p><p> </p><p>The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme provides families with up to £500 towards mediation with a trained, authorised professional to help resolve child arrangement issues in a less adversarial way. As of 26 March 2023, over 16,100 families have now benefitted from the scheme. Analysis of the first 7,200 users shows 69% wholly or partially resolve their issues and don’t need to go on to court, other than for a consent order to formalise their agreement. The government announced on 23 March that an additional £15m would be provided to continue the scheme for up to a further two years. This will allow it to help around a further 28,500 families over the period.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/04/2023 09:42:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1524334

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of work stations available for people employed by his Department on departmental premises.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	67087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>We refer the honourable member to the reply for PQ No. 61202, which provided the number of workstations available for Civil Servants to use in our headquarters buildings.</p><p>There is no central record held regarding the number of workstations available across the rest of our estate</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/10/2022 15:29:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1520456

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many work stations were available for civil servants to use in the headquarters of his Department on 11 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	61202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>There are currently 3,146 work stations available for civil servants to use in the buildings across the UK that are used by MoJ’s headquarters.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 19/10/2022 16:56:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1491326

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle backlogs in the coroners' court system.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	42095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Coroner services are funded and administered by local authorities. However, the Government recognises the pressures experienced by local authorities as a result of the pandemic and has provided £6.15 billion in un-ringfenced funding to local authorities in England and additional funding to the Devolved Administrations under the Barnett formula, to help them manage the costs of those additional pressures, which could include coroner services.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Coroner has issued guidance to coroners on developing recovery plans and engaging with local authorities on the resources required to deal with the outstanding backlog of cases caused by the Covid 19 pandemic: <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GUIDANCE-No-39-Covid-recovery-20-05-2021-002.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GUIDANCE-No-39-Covid-recovery-20-05-2021-002.pdf</a>. He is also undertaking a tour of all coroner areas to engage with them on their post-pandemic recovery plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022, which received Royal Assent on 28 April, includes a number of measures to streamline coroners’ court processes, support the coronial system with post-pandemic recovery plans and minimise distress to bereaved families.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd South answering member printed Simon Baynes question first answered 05/09/2022 07:18:34 answering member 4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1382255

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of successful prosecutions made under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in each year since the Act came into place.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	82013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions and convictions for offences under the Modern Slavery Act in the ‘Outcomes by Offence’ data tool, available below:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p><ul><li>Use the ‘Offence’ filter to select ‘106 Modern Slavery’.</li></ul> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/12/2021 13:42:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1222885

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women and girls in the UK have an FGM protection order in place as at July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	72233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice collates information on the number of applications and the number of FGM protection orders granted. There is no mandatory requirement to collate statistics on the duration of orders and whether they remain in place at any point in time. The quality of available data can only, therefore, be verified at disproportionate cost. However, following their introduction in July 2015, 584 FGM protection orders have been granted up to 31 March 2020, the latest period for which information is available.</p><p>Similarly, data relating to the age of the person to be protected by an FGM protection order granted by the court is not collated and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Data relating to age is collated, however, on a person or persons named in any application for a FGM protection order. Following their introduction in July 2015, 405 applicants, aged 17 or under, had been the subject of an application for an FGM protection order up to 31 March 2020, the latest period for which statistics are available.</p><p>Statistics to the end of June 2020 are scheduled for publication in late September, and statistics for July are scheduled for publication in late December.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 72234 question first answered 17/07/2020 14:12:47 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1222886

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many girls under the age of 18 in the UK have an FGM protection order in place as at July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	72234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice collates information on the number of applications and the number of FGM protection orders granted. There is no mandatory requirement to collate statistics on the duration of orders and whether they remain in place at any point in time. The quality of available data can only, therefore, be verified at disproportionate cost. However, following their introduction in July 2015, 584 FGM protection orders have been granted up to 31 March 2020, the latest period for which information is available.</p><p>Similarly, data relating to the age of the person to be protected by an FGM protection order granted by the court is not collated and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Data relating to age is collated, however, on a person or persons named in any application for a FGM protection order. Following their introduction in July 2015, 405 applicants, aged 17 or under, had been the subject of an application for an FGM protection order up to 31 March 2020, the latest period for which statistics are available.</p><p>Statistics to the end of June 2020 are scheduled for publication in late September, and statistics for July are scheduled for publication in late December.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 72233 question first answered 17/07/2020 14:12:47 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch